Chinese Dance Workshops are extremely popular in schools, because they are culturally stimulating, colourful and really engaging. Chinese Dance has a unique style and outlook making it really interesting to take part in.

Props play a huge part in Chinese Dance, use of ribbons, fans, dragons and lions make the workshops visually stunning.  Most people use sound to communicate in their everyday life, but a dancer on stage uses his limbs and body to do the same thing. Just like the Chinese language, Chinese dance has its own unique vocabulary, semantics, and syntactic structure that enable a dancer on stage to fully express his thoughts and feelings with ease and grace.

Our Chinese Dance Workshops are a combination of Chinese culture, traditional Chinese dance and folk dancing. Chinese dance workshops begin with a basic warm up, leading to a small routine incorporating Chinese gestures that the participants pick up easily. Our facilitators teach a variety of Chinese dances including Chinese Ribbon Dance, Chinese Fan Dance and Chinese Umbrella Dance.

Chinese Ribbon Dance is one of the most famous traditional Chinese dances. The Chinese ribbon dance features dancers using sharp, rhythmic movements and long colourful ribbons. The silk ribbons are attached to short, varnished sticks, and as the dancer manipulates the silk, they also perform specific steps and leaps. The ribbons and choreography are precisely synchronized so that the ribbons form patterns and designs in the air that are captivating to all who watch a performance. The history of the Chinese Ribbon Dance goes back thousands of years. Chinese Ribbon Dance originated during the “Han Dynasty” and reached its peak in the “Tang dynasty”. The ribbon dance was performed only for the royal people. Today, Chinese Ribbon dance has its popularity among the common

Chinese Fan Dance dates from 2,000 years ago and was developed during the Han dynasty. This extravagance and splendour of the Chinese culture and is mesmerized by spectators all over the world and is hugely popular. The Chinese Fan Dance highlights delicate movements with constantly changing rhythm, which is dynamic and graceful. Chinese Fan Dances are generally divided into folk dances and classical dances. Folk dances include the kung fu fan dance.

Lion Dance is a traditional Chinese dance where 2 performers mimic a lion’s movements inside a lion costume. Lion dance started thousands of years ago in China as a way of people being able to see a lion without it being a real one! The dance has developed through the years, very visually engaging and popular.

With workshops focusing not only on different movements but also incorporating fans, ribbons, lions and colourful costumes, Chinese Dance Workshops are really exciting to not only take part in but to also watch. For more information on our Chinese Dance Workshops please visit our website http://www.trapmedia.com/chinese_dance_workshops.htm.

It is important to note that we offer many types of Chinese Dance and Dance Workshops, to help you with diversity days or multicultural weeks.

To book a Chinese Dance Workshop or for more information on Chinese Dance please call our bookings line FREE today on 0800 689 9909. To visit Trap Media to find out more about all our Asian Arts Workshops .

The art of Chinese dance traces its origins to a time before the appearance of the first written Chinese characters around 5,000 years ago, making it a key element of Chinese culture.

In Chinese culture, dance is a way to express not only personal emotions and feelings but also the character of the nation. The long and varied history of Chinese dance gave it diversity of movement, refinement of form, and richness of character. Since Chinese dance was developed through a number of dynasties and social environments, it has been able to depict multiple nationalities, social classes, time periods, and personalities. Elements of any ethnic background can be included and interpreted by Chinese dance, and fully demonstrated.

Today Chinese dance is still practised in China and throughout the world. There are many variations including; Chinese Ribbon Dance, Chinese Silk Fan Dance, Chinese Round Fan Dance, Chinese Feather Fan Dance, Chinese Classical Dance, Chinese Sword Dance, Chinese Long Sleeve Dance, Chinese Waist Drum Dance, Chinese Lion Dance & Chinese Dragon Dance. They are all very different in style, very beautiful and capture the essence of Chinese culture.

So what can Trap Media offer your organisation if you want to experience Chinese Dance?

Well as part of our Asian Arts Workshops range we offer Chinese Dance Workshops whether it be a Chinese Ribbon Dance or Chinese Dragon Dance Workshop. Participants learn the authentic Chinese Dance forms together with correct technique in preparation for a final performance. We can customise the workshop for any level to suit the age and experience of the group.

Sessions may run from 45mins to 1 hour, depending on the age group, and fit with your timetable where possible.

Click the link below to learn the art of Chinese Dance and find out about many more Asian Arts Workshops!

http://www.trapmedia.com/asian_arts_workshops.htm

Give us a call on 0800 6899909 or email us at info@trapmedia.com